DARPA’s MINT Revolution: Reinventing Solid-State Batteries and Military Materials

DARPA’s MINT Revolution: When Military Materials Learn to Heal Themselves Inspired by biology, DARPA’s MINT program is reengineering batteries and coatings to self-heal, adapt, and redefine military durability. Behind every modern military operation lie two persistent, underappreciated vulnerabilities: batteries that falter before the mission ends, and corrosion that quietly eats away at billions in critical…